CASPERs in North Dakota

Type: Preparedness
Event: Winter weather
Location: Burleigh County
Purpose: Assess winter weather knowledge in Burleigh County in conjunction with the local National Weather Service (NWS). The goals of the CASPER were to assess: 1) the acceptability of the winter weather warnings issued by the NWS during extremely cold weather events in North Dakota, especially following the recent change in winter weather warnings; and 2) the emergency or disaster preparedness of the community. Specific questions regarding well water use were also asked to those respondents on well water.
Report: Chiu C, Noe R, Martin JP, Wolkin A, and Vagi, S. The Use of Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) to Evaluate NWS Warnings - Evaluation of the National Weather Service's Extreme Cold Warning experiment in North Dakota during the 2011-2012 winter season. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.